الإتفاقات الدولية حول نهر الفرات البعد التأريخي 1924- 1995

الملخص EN

The Arab World and Turkey share together historical, cultural, economic and political ties, especially from the Ottoman days.

Owing its geo-strategic location, the Arab World is faced with water deficit.

Many Arab countries are dependent on water of rivers originating in Turkey.

The water crisis can be resolved only through joint cooperative efforts, good intentions and faith in common mutual interests and in accordance with the existing provisions of International legal agreements.

In order to safeguard the common interests and mutual benefits of both the Arabs and the Turks, mutual negotiations are the best available option.

It is in the best interests of the both sides – the Arabs and the Turks – to tackle their water-related issues in a peaceful and amicable manner and not to heed to regional polarization, wars and conflicts.

Euphrates River is an international river under international law because its waters from flow beyond the territory of one country to other countries and waters of the Euphrates River are shared by the countries parties to the rights and duties in terms of customary and international laws.

And what Turkey insists upon is that there is a difference between ‘international river’ and ‘cross-border river which is legal in the new international outlook, and there is no fundamental disagreement about the concept of international rivers and trans-boundary rivers.